Ethernet to IR transceiver:
This project would require construction of a simple bit of hardware,
probably using a micro-controller with integrated Ethernet interface.
The device would enable over-the-network control of consumer
appliances such as TVs and videos. The second part of the project
would be to develop XML based control interfaces for the devices, and
write useful applications that manipulate them (e.g. perhaps to provide
TiVo like functionality on a VCR). This could potentially be done
using the Iota XML programming language developed in the Lab.